Record container



53.1.1.9, 1923. Mzu. A. E. KR A U S E.

RECORD CONTAINER.

HLED JULY 17. 1920.

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application filed July 17,

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that l, ARTHUR BKnansn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Mountain lhalres, in the county of Morris and 5 State of New Jersey, Vhave invented an llm- `proveinent in Record Containers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a record container and more particularly to the conio struction of a record container by which the same is fitted with. an edge or end portion adapted to carry an inscription to indicate the contents of the container. rllhe invention is particularly adaptedfor use in envelope l5 containers constructed to contain phonou graph records, although obviously its use is not `limited to thisspeciiic purpose inasmuch as it may be applied to any relatively flat container designed to hold records of any periinposed positions.` Difticulty and much inconvenience is generally experienced in stor-` ing phonograph records as well as records of variousother .types in relatively flat envelopes because as commonly employed no means are provided for indicating the contents ofany particularfwrapper or envelope and it is therefore necessary to withdraw each envelope from `the pile in order to eX- amine its contents in finding any `particular record that may be desired, and the object of my invention is to overcome this difliculty.`

ln carrying out the invention, l preferably employ an envelope or wrapper which is constructed in the usual manner with eX-` ceptionthat along one edge the same is provided with a reinforcing strip or other meansto cause` this edge to be flattened to a f predetermined extent preferably to the width or approximate width of the article or records to be stored in the container and inany feventof a suflicient widthto enable the user to apply an inscription to this flattened edge of the envelope which is readilyl observable and consequently may be read by the user whilethe envelope is in its pile irrespective of whether the envelopes and their contents are stored or maintained in a superimposed pile or are made to stand on edge` asis customary in storing phonograph records. Also in the particular use to which l apply the invention the flattened edge of the envelope, as hereinbefore stated, is preferably of approximately the same width as the thickness of the record so that the records when stored or placed in position in the cabinet present a character `whether stored on edge or in su-` V edge which is 1920. Serial No. 396339.

uniform appearance in substantially the saine manner as books arranged on a. shelf, and by suitably inscribing the flattened edge of the envelope with or other inscription, any record is as readily available from the record cabinet as any particular boolr is available and may be found from a book shelf.

rlhe invention will be hereinafter more particularly described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which,-

F ig. 1 is a perspective view of a record container made in accordance with this invention and particularly adapted to receive and store phonograph records.

Fig. 2 is a cross section on line l2-2, Fig. 1.

Figa?) is a cross section on line 3-3, Fig. 1.

Fig. d is a. perspective view showing the application of the invention to an ordinary form of envelope.

Fig. 5 is a cross section on line 5 5, Fig. 4. Fig. 6 isa partial cross section showing a inodided form of the invention, and

Fig. 7 is a cross section showing the-end member as used in the form of the invention shown in Fig. '6.

Referring to the drawing and particu larlyto Figs. 1 to `8 inclusive, the envelope with which the present invention is particularly adapted for-use is indicated at 10. rlhis is the usual form of envelope adapted to receive and contain phonograph records and comprises oppositely disposed substantially parallel members 11 and`12 which are open along one edge as indicated at 13 and ordinarily closed with sharp edges at the other edges of the envelope. ln this instance the sides of the envelope 11 and 12 may be provided as is customary withthe openings 14C through which the inscription on the phonograph record may be read without removing the record from the envelope and the edge 15 as well as the edge 16 are the customary sharp edges as generally employed in envelopes of this nature, the edge 15 being opposite the open to receive the record. Along the edge opposite the sharp edge 16, however, I preferably employ a reinforcingstrip or member 17 which may be made of relatively heavy paper board or sheet metal or other similar material which will answer the purpose and over which this edge of the envelope is `folded to make the same a flat instead of a sharp edge. The width of the reinforcing strip is substantially the thickness of the phonograph record so that when the title of the record, te

' similar container.

i the envelope may be so constructed to be suitably flattened without the einploinient of this reinforcing strip, although the use of the reinforcing strip is advisable because of the strength it adds to the envelope in which itis employed.

By reference to Figs. t and 5, it will be seen that the invention may be utilized in an ordinary forni of envelope adapted to contain legal documents or other papers to be stored or tiled away and in this structure the envelope is indicated at 19 and one flap thereof, as for insta-nce the flap 20, may be so constructed as to be folded over and secured to a reinforcing strip 21 so as to provide the envelope at one end or along one edge thereof with a flattened edge 22 adapted to receive the necessary inscription to indicate the contents of the envelope Wrapper or container.

By reference to Figs. G and 7, it Will furthermore be understood that the invention Y may be practiced by applying a suitably covered reinforcing strip to the edge of an ordinary phonograph record envelope or other ln such an instance the reinforcing strip is indicated at 23 and is provided with a cover 24. extending over and secured to one face thereof and reaching appreciably beyond the edges of the reinforcing strip so that the ends 25 thereof extend sufliciently far from the edges of the reinforcing` strip `to be suitably applied by adhesive or in any other manner to the opposite members 26 of an envelope or other container. It will be apparent thatV the inner faces of the cover 24 may be provided with glue or other adhesive so that by the mere application of moisture this form of end or edgeinember may be applied to an ordinarilyv naa-i ,eco

tents of the container.

lt will be understood that in all events the parts of the flattened edge are caused to assume the position which is substantially at right angles to the oppositely disposed walls or cover members comprising the container and that the i'iattened edge may he made by suitably folding a part of the Walls of the container or by folding the saine over the reinforcing' strip hereiiibei'iore described or otherwise within the scope of the appended claims Without departing from the naturil and spirit of my invention.

l claim as my invention:

l. A phonograph record container coinprising a rectangular envelope having oppositely disposed substantially parallel walls ivith three edges of the envelope being` sharp edges, in one of which there is an opening, and a reinforcing strip secured along the fourth edge of the envelope at substantially right angles to the Walls thereof to provide a fixed flattened edge adapted to receive an inscription to indicate the contents of the container.

2. A. phonograph record container coniprising a rectangular envelope having oppositely disposed substantially parallel walls, with three edges of the envelope being sharp edges, in one of which there is an opening. and reinforcing strip placed in the envelope along the fourth edge thereof at sulstantially right angles t0 the walls of the envelope to provide a fixed flattened edge adapted to receive an inscription to indicate the contents of the container.

3. A phonograph record container couiprising a rectangular envelope havingr oppositely disposed substantially parallel walls with three edges of the envelope being sharp edges, in one of which there is an opening, and a reinforcing strip extending along the fourth edge of the envelope at substantially right angles thereto to provide a flattened edge adapted to receive an inscription to indicate the contents of the envelope.

Signed by nie this 7th day of July, 1920.

ARTHUR E. KRAUSE.

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